Composite Squadron 86
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History |
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| 18. January 1944 | VC-86 Established at NAS |
| 7. June 1945 | VC-86 Disestablished at NAS |
| Planes: |
FM-2
TBM-3
| VC-86 Deployments | ||||
| November 1944 - December 1944 | CVE-95 USS Bismarck Sea | - | FM-2, TBM-3 | - |
| January 1945 - 21. February 1945 | CVE-95 USS Bismarck Sea | - | FM-2, TBM-3 | - |
| Pictures |
Top Row, L-R
M. Ginsburg, VT; A.J. Jones, VF;
Lawton, VF; L. Wilson, VF; Dettloff, Supply Officer; C.A. Hart,
VF; W.W. Beatty, VF (killed 17 Nov 1944); Masterson; G. Weber,
VF; L.J. Sharp, VF; A. Pomarico, VT; H.H. Sandvig, VT; F.
Kirkland, VT; R. Robinson, VT; A. Tomaszek, VT; Boulo VF; D.L.
Forrester, Asst. Landing Signal Officer; Becker, VF;
Middle Row, L-R
J.H. Goad, VF; C. Hubert, VT; F.F.
Fiedler, Radio Officer; E. Mills, Intelligence Officer; R.
Perry, Squadron Doctor; J.J. Scott, Personel Officer; R.
Chambers, VF; D. Schmidt, VT, Executive Officer (killed 21 Feb
1944); M. Lakin, VF, Squadron Commander; G. Dignan, VF (killed
21 Feb 1945); D. Severy, VT; F. Breux, VT; M.B. Harper, VT; H.D.
Woods, VF; D. Edwards, VF; A.J. Hall, VF;
Bottom Row, L-R
V.C. Giftos, VF; J.R. Mills, VF;
J.L. Piersol, VF; R.M. Campbell, VF; A.A. Bargi, VF; L.A. Strain,
VT; W. Brannon, VT; B.C. Spell, Landing Signal Officer; W. Head,
VF; R.M. Hand, VF; C.P. Steinmetz, VT; J. Pfahnl, VT (killed
unknown); J.C. Wouters, VF; J. Papadakis, VT; R. Easterbrook, VT
(killed 14 Nov 1944)
| VC-86 Commanding Officers | ||
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LCdr. Benjamin Marshall Lakin |
18. Jan 1944 | Dec 44 |
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Lt Darwin A. Schmidt (KIA) |
Dec 1944 | 21 Feb 1945 |
| Lt D. Schmidt assumed command when Lcdr. Lakin wounded in December 1944 | ||
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History |
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Unit performed combat operations in and around Leyte in support of the operations (14.-23. November 1944) and later took part in the Lingayen Gulf landings (9.–18. January 1945). On 16. February 1945, she arrived off Iwo Jima to support the invasion. The hoast carrier CVE-95 USS Bismarck Sea sank by two kamakizees on 21. February 1945, |
